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A family breakfast spot tucked up on a viewpoint above Ürgüp, and worth the short walk uphill. Deringöller does a proper, generous Turkish breakfast: a long spread of cheeses, eggs, olives and an array of jams, including a lovely rose jam, with eggplant-and-eggs and a good Turkish coffee among the highlights. The reward is the quiet terrace and the view over the town below, away from the crowds. It is unfussy, friendly and easy on the wallet. Come early, take your time, and treat it as the slow morning the place was made for.

The dependable sweet stop in Avanos, beautifully placed on the banks of the Kızılırmak river. Mado is Turkey's best-known ice cream and dessert name, and this branch is a relaxed riverside spot for an afternoon treat. Order the dondurma, the famously stretchy, chewy Turkish ice cream thickened with salep and mastic, or a slice of San Sebastián cheesecake with a Turkish coffee. It is a chain rather than a hidden gem, but the quality is consistent and the setting is genuinely lovely. A good cooling-off break after the Avanos pottery workshops.

A terrace built for the view, a short stroll from Uçhisar Castle. Termessos pairs a magical outlook over the valleys and the castle with quality, traditional Turkish cooking, which is a rarer combination here than you might think. Take an outdoor table and let the panorama do the work over a long lunch or a sunset tea. Service is warm and unhurried, and it stays calmer than the busier Göreme spots. Our pick when you want the Cappadocia view without the crowd, and good food to go with it.

The coffee stop we send people to in Avanos, run with real care by two sisters. Piccolo does proper Italian-style specialty coffee, from a punchy espresso to a flat white with genuinely well-textured milk, and the homemade desserts are the kind you go back for. The menu explains the coffee clearly, there is oat milk for those who want it, and even a fresh homemade lemonade for warm afternoons. The room is warm, clean and dotted with pretty bits and pieces. A welcome bit of serious coffee in a town better known for its pottery.

Come for the espresso, stay because it's a genuine refuge — a small, craft-focused café in Göreme's Gaferli quarter where you can escape the morning balloon-rush or settle in before a sunset trail walk. It's become a quiet favourite for anyone after a proper coffee moment rather than a tourist rush.